VOORHEES, N.J. — Scott Laughton waits each day, not with patience, but with expectation. The 2012 first-round draft pick for the Flyers — 20th overall — finished up his junior career with Oshawa in the Ontario Hockey League last season and expects to make the NHL team this season. "I think I'll be disappointed," he said on Monday regarding the possibility he could be with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in Allentown this season because of a glut of centers with the big club. "I think everyone should be disappointed [if they don't make the Flyers]. That's your goal, to make the NHL. It's been a lifelong dream." Laughton is one of 27...

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